Twelve years ago, I was trying everything, taking a million classes, learning from teachers whose work I loved, enjoying it all... and still ending up as confused as ever.
Over time, that changed for me, but it was quite a long time, because I couldn't find anyone to teach me how to paint like me. Unsurprisingly! No one outside of us can truly teach us that.
In fact, one of the most exciting and rewarding things about painting process is that path of discovery.
The one that leads us home to ourselves as artists and humans, expressing the truth of who we are and what has meaning for each of us. But that doesn't mean we can't have help!
Perhaps you do have some idea of your personal painting language. You may already be making repeated marks and shapes, or using a colour palette or exploring a subject that looks and feels 'like you'. But perhaps you've got stuck in a rut, or you know there's more but are not sure how to uncover it. Perhaps you want to expand your language beyond its first few basic words.
While I do offer a full in depth course for developing your unique language {Abstractify}, this one will get you off and running wherever you currently find yourself with your art. The lessons are applicable to any painting - you can use them to revive those old neglected unfinished ones languishing in the corner, or you can use them to start brand new work.
“Another wonderful experience and opportunity to grow as an artist (I'm starting to feel like one!) Thank you thank you!”Alison K, student
This course is for you if:
- You're feeling confused about what's 'yours' in your art
- Your favourite inspirations and influences feel too prevalent in your work
- You need concrete actions to take with solid ideas behind them
- You perhaps don't have the time for a longer course, but would benefit from the opportunity to explore your own work and begin to develop it
- You work better with some guidance and a flexible container to get you started
- You have quite a few unfinished or stalled paintings lying around and don't know what to do with them
- You sometimes have trouble actually starting a painting
“I am now in a much happier place in my art with a new direction to go into - me, my real self. Thank you for all your encouragement, and the new avenues you've opened up.”Elizabeth W, student